Sadiron



H. PETERSON.

' 'SADIRON.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1. 1920.

1,377,971. I Patnted May 10,1921.

afforwzg g nbewfoz UNITED: STATE-S PATENT OFFICE.

' HENRY PETERSON, 0E DUNKIRK, MONTANA.

SAIDIRON.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, HENRY PETERSON,3. citizen of the United States of America, residin at Dunkirk, in the county of Toole and tate of Montana, have invented neW and useful Improvements in Sadirons, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to provide simple and eflicient means whereby an operating handle may be readily connected with and disconnected from a sad iron to permit the interchangeability of the former to the end that the handle may be constructed of or include heat'non-conducting material for the purpose of protectingthe handof the operator, and thus not subjected to the temperature of the means employed for heating thebody of the iron, and with these objects in view the invention consistsv in a construction and combination of parts of which a preferred embodiment is shown in the drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side view of the device.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the plane indicated by the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an end view.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section on the plane indicated by the line 44 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a detailsection on the plane indicated by the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

The sad iron bod 10 which may be of any material suitable for the purpose, is provided with a seat 11 formed by the space between parallel bars or ribs 12 formedupon r of the tongue 13 therebetween.

or secured to the upper surface of the body,

an upstanding tongue 13 being arranged, for example, about midway of the length of the seat and having a transverse bolt opening 14 for engagement by abolt 15 carried by the handle 16 when'the latter is in operative relation with the body of the iron. The handle in addition to the grip portion 17 and suitable standards 18 includes a base vbar 19 adapted tofit in the seat 11 formed'longi tudinally of the upper side of the iron body,

and the bolt '15 which is provided with a coiled actuating spring 20 is mounted at its forward end in guides 21 and 22 carried by said base bar and spaced apart at an interval suflicient to permit of the arrangement Specification of Letters Patent.

At its outer end the bolt is also mounted in a guide 23 in one of the standards 18 and'is provided with a collar 24in engagement with which isarranged an operating lever 25 fulcrumed as at 26 upon the standard and having a finger-hold 27- arranged. within convenient reacho'f the thumb or forefinger sired to either attach or detach 'thehandle v Patented May 10, 1921.

Application fil ed May 1, 1920. Serial no. 378,091.

it is necessary to press the finger-hold 27 to move the locklng bolt in opposition to'its actuating springso as to withdraw the engaging end of the boltfrom the plane of the tongue 13. When engagement of the handle with an iron is to be effected the bolt may be withdrawn as indicated andthebase b'ar fitted into the seat 11 soas to engage an opening 23 in the base bar with the-tongue Whereupon the release of the finger-hold will permit the bolt to advance and engage boththertongueand the guide 22 and thus lock the handle and iron body together to permit of the'usual operation of the latter.

a longitudinal seat and v an upstanding tongue, a' handle having a base bar for engagement with sald seat and provided atan intermediate point with an openingfor the reception of said tongue, a spring-actuated bolt provided with a collar and mounted upon the'basebarfor engagement with an opening in the tongue, and :a bolt-operating lever mounted upon the handle in engagee ment with the collar on the bolt and provided with a finger-hold disposed adjacent to one end of the handle grip; i

r In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. r

p HENRY PETERSON. 

